Samuel vs Sigvart
Samuel and Sigvartcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2017, Samuel was ranked #58 and Sigvart #515 among boys in Norway.
Samuel and Sigvart over time
Samuel and Sigvart appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Samuel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sigvart in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sigvart reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Samuel in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
Norway · Boys12 shared years, 1948–2017
Samuel held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Sigvart in 0.
Highest recorded here: Samuel #58 in 2017, Sigvart #343 in 1948.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Samuel #58, Sigvart #515.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Samuel | Sigvart |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally rendered as 'name of God', though also popularly interpreted as 'God has heard' — sources differ on which root is emphasised. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew, via Greek Samouel | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsæmjuːəl/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #38 (2025) | Norway · Boys #515 (2017) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Samuel has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek Samouel); Sigvart does not have one recorded yet.
- Samuel and Sigvart both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Samuel; Sigvart doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Samuel
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #339 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2023
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in New Zealand, in 1998 (recorded 1967–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #66 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Sigvart
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #346 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2017
Highest recorded position: #343 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2017).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #515 among boys in Norway, in 2017.
Norway · Boys